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Human Rights Commission
September 27, 2022
Formal Meeting – 5:30 PM
Emma J. Harvat Hall, City Hall
Agenda:
1. Call the meeting to order and roll call
2. Reading of Native American Land Acknowledgment
3. Welcome and Introduction to Fire Chief Scott Lyon
4. Correspondence:
a. LGBTQ+ History Month Programs Sign Up
b. Racial Equity & Social Justice First Quarter Update
5. Approval of August 23, 2022, meeting minutes
6. Public comment of items not on the agenda. (Commentators shall address the Commission for
no more than 5 minutes. Commissioners shall not engage in discussion with the public
concerning said items)
7. Racial Equity & Social Justice Grant (RESJ) FY22
a. Application and Rubric
b. Reminder RESJ Grant Informational Sessions – Need 4 Volunteers
(Via Zoom on November 9 at 6 PM & November 16 at Noon)
8. Human Rights Awards (October 26 at 7 AM)
a. Announcement of Honorees for 2022
b. Program Presentation
9. Commission Committees
a. Building Bridges – See attached report
b. Reciprocal Relationships
c. Breaking Bread
10. Staff/Commission Announcements (Commissioners shall not engage in discussion with one
another concerning said announcements)
11. Adjournment
**NEXT MEETING IS TUESDAY, OCTOBER 25 AT 5:30 PM**
MEETING PACKET CONTENTS:
1. AGENDA: TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2022
2. LGBTQ+ HISTORY MONTH VIRTUAL PROGRAMS SIGN UP
3. RACIAL EQUITY & SOCIAL JUSTICE FIRST QUARTER REPORT for 2022
4. NATIVE AMERICAN LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT
5. DRAFT MINUTES: AUGUST 23, 2022
6. RACIAL EQUITY & SOCIAL JUSTICE (RESJ) DRAFT APPLICATION AND RUBRIC
7. BREAKING BREAD COMMITTEE REPORT
If you will need disability-related accommodations to participate in this meeting please contact Human
Rights Coordinator, Stefanie Bowers, at 319-356-5022 or at stefanie-bowers@iowa-city.org. Early
requests are strongly encouraged to allow sufficient time to meet your access needs.
Draft Minutes
Human Rights Commission
August 23, 2022
Emma J. Harvat Hall
Commissioners present: Mark Pries, Jason Glass, Ashley Lindley, Bijou Maliabo, Siri Felker, Sylvia Jons,
Kelsey Paul Shantz.
Commissioners not present: Roger Lusala.
Staff present: Stefanie Bowers, Daisy Torres.
Recommendation to City Council: No.
Meeting called to order: 5:34 PM.
Native American Land Acknowledgement: Felker read the Land Acknowledgement.
Public comment of items not on the agenda: None.
Approval of meeting minutes of July 26. 2022: Pries moved, Felker seconded. Motion passed 6-0.
Johnson County Direct Assistance Program: City Council approved funding for the 319 persons who were
originally left out. The total amount of funds distributed to community members is approximately 3.2
million.
Strategic Planning: The Commission voted on the committees for 2022:
Breaking Bread – Glass & Lindley
Reciprocal Relationships – Lusala, Felker, and Jons
Building Bridges – Maliabo, Paul Shantz, Pries
Racial Equity & Social Justice Grant Application and Rubric – Lindley, Jons, Felker, and Lusala
Committees are to meet at least once prior to the September meeting date.
Racial Equity and Social Justice Grant: Commissioners went over the draft application. After a few
revisions were discussed, it was decided that members of that committee would type up the application
form and send it to staff to distribute to other members for feedback. The updated version of the rubric
will be modified to be used for the fiscal year 2022 grant cycle. The modified rubric should result in more
consistent grading amongst Commissioners.
Introduction of Ayman Sharif: Sharif started as the City in June as the Outreach and Engagement
Specialist. In this position he works closely with the over 20 Neighborhood Associations here in the
community. Shariff can be contacted at ayman-sharif@iowa-city.org.
Upcoming events: Lindley and Glass will sponsor a booth at Coralville Pride (September 4) and Felker, Jons,
and possibly Maliabo will represent at the Climate Festival (September 23).
Awards Breakfast: The annual event will be held on Wednesday, October 26. Felker, Priest, and Paul
Shantz will serve on the committee to select honorees.
Announcements of staff and commissioners: Felker has been working with the Iowa City Community
School District’s Equity Department and hopes that this relationship will assist in fostering Commission
initiatives with students. Pries spoke on his upcoming meeting with the Iowa Interfaith Alliance Against
Racism. Paul Shantz mentioned that International Day of Peace is September 21. Glass recently served on a
panel that discussed hiring for diversity as part of the Corridor Business Journal’s Diversity Inclusion &
Impact Symposium. Torres gave a few updates on upcoming events: The Latino Festival, August 27, The
Optimist Pancake Breakfast, August 28, and the Battle of the Badges, September 8.
Adjourned: 7:00 PM.
The meeting can be viewed at https://citychannel4.com/video.html?series=Local%20Government.
Human Rights Commission
ATTENDANCE RECORD
YEAR 2022
(Meeting Date)
NAME
TERM
EXP.
1/25 2/22 3/29 4/26 5/24 6/28 7/11 7/26 8/23 9/27 10/25 11/22 12/27
Jason Glass 2022 P P P P P - P P P
Ashley Lindley 2022 P P P P P - P P P
Mark Pries 2022 P P P P P - P P P
Roger Lusala 2023 P P P P P - P P -
Bijou Maliabo 2023 P P P P P - P P P
Kelsey Paul Shantz 2023 - - P P
Siri Felker 2024 P A P P P - P P P
Sylvia Jons 2024 P A P P P - A P P
Vacancy 2024
KEY: P = Present
A = Absent
R = Resigned
Racial Equity Social Justice (RESJ) Grant Rubric:
Grading Instructions
● Please select the number (from 1-5) that best reflects your agreement with the following statements.
● When finished, add up your responses and record the total points awarded out of 25.
1 2 3 4 5
Highly Disagree Somewhat
Disagree
Neither Agree nor Disagree Somewhat Agree Highly Agree
Organizational Information
Q1: The Mission statement of the organization aligns with racial equity or social justice:
Proposal Information
Q2. The proposed project advances racial equity or social justice:
Q3. The project will have a significant impact on community members:
Q4. The project has a clear vision of what success will look like:
Q5. The project shows potential for sustainability beyond the RESJ funding period:
Q6. Project activities are feasible within the timeline provided:
Funding Information
Q7. The proposed budget demonstrates reasonable costs to achieve project goals:
Total Points: _______ / 25
Notes for Discussion:
Racial Equity and Social Justice Grant Application FY22
Applications must be submitted by January 6, 2023.
Questions about the application form or review process should be directed to Equity Director Stefanie
Bowers at stefanie-bowers@iowa-city.org or by calling 319-356-5022.
Background Information
In 2017, the City Council created the Racial Equity and Social Justice (RESJ) Grant to assist community-based
organizations in building capacity to address racial equity and social justice needs.
Grant Requirements
• The proposal should address one or more of these priority areas: Building Communities, Criminal
Justice, Education, Employment, Health, and Housing.
• The organization must be physically located in Iowa City.
• The proposal should seek to eliminate inequity in the community (individual, institutional, or structural).
• The proposal must be a new project. Exception, organizations previously funded in the last grant cycle
may reapply for the same project to be funded for one additional grant cycle.
• Governments, public schools, and colleges/universities cannot be primary applicants.
• Applicants can request no more than $25,000.
• There are no restrictions on whether applicants are for profit or not for profit
Organizational Information
Name of Organization
Street Address
Address Line 2
City
Postal/Zip Code
Phone Number
Organization Email
Website Address
Contact Person for Grant Application
Name
Title
Phone Number
Email
Organization’s Mission Statement
How many years has the organization been in operation?
Project Proposal
1. The title of the project is
2. Provide a narrative describing your project.
3. Is this a new project proposal or a continuing project?
[dropdown: new / continuous]
4. This project will advance racial equity / social justice by (Complete the sentence format)
5. The project addresses one or more of the following priority areas
[dropdown: Building Communities, Criminal Justice, Education, Employment, Health, Housing]
6. Does this project include any collaborations with community organizations? If so, please list them below. If
no collaborations will occur, type “None.”
Organization: Project Description: Time Span:
[add line for each entry]
7. What demographic groups in this community will this project serve? (The response should include age, race,
gender and income).
8. Is there a financial cost for participants to participate in the project? If yes, how much?
9. What does success for this project look like? (How many people will it impact? What is the impact?)
10. Will the project continue after the racial equity and social justice grant funding ends? If yes, what measures
will the organization take to ensure that it does?
Funding Amount Request
No more than 25% of the total funding requested can be for operational costs. i.e., payroll, rent, office supplies,
utilities, insurance, and taxes.
1. Within the last three years, has the organization received any funding from the City of Iowa City? If so, for
what and for how much?
2. Amount of Funding Requested
3. What is the organization’s annual budget?
4. Please list all other funding sources, including the City of Iowa City, for this project (Please note applied for
v. received, and amount)
Funding Source Status (applied / received) Amount
Budget
1. Complete the table below to itemize your budget:
Item Brief Description Unit Cost ($) Quantity Total ($)
2. If the budget includes fees for professional services, please explain how this advances the program, service,
or activity.
3. Provide a timeline narrative for how the grant money would be spent over the next year.
4. Please indicate when the major project activities will occur.
5. Can this project be completed with less funding? If yes, please state the amount of funds that could be
allocated to allow the project to proceed.
Authorization
[check box] I agree that the following electronic signature is an electronic representation of my signature for all
purposes; just the same as a traditional pen-and-paper signature.
Signature
[Sign]
Date
The date will be captured on the form submission
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Breaking Bread Subcommittee Meeting 9/9/22 11:00AM
Members Present: Jason Glass, Ashley Lindley
Agenda
● Discussion of activities to work toward achieving Goal #1
● Next steps
● Adjourn
Minutes
● Agreement to choose tabling venues/events intentionally so that we can meet people
where they are and reduce barriers to accessing the HRC
○ Prioritize the following:
■ Diversity Market (reaches new folks, includes free components)
■ Party at the Park events (free to attend, fewer transportation barriers)
■ Iowa City Farmers Market (large crowds each week)
● Staffing these events would be difficult to do with only HRC commissioners. Will pursue
the idea to recruit past commissioners to assist as volunteers to support some of these
community engagement efforts. Jason will initiate this process and create a draft email
to send to former commissioners.
● There is still value to the idea of hosting a “Coffee with a Commissioner” event. Would
like to do at least one pilot event before the end of 2022. How can we make this event
accessible?
○ Possible partnership with the Iowa City Public Library (to provide the space)
○ Potentially use HRC funds to purchase and provide coffee and light food (no cost
for community members to engage with us during the event)
○ Will need to consider how to drive attendance to this event; Ashley will follow up
with Iowa City Police Department to ask what went well, what could’ve been
improved for their “Coffee with a Cop” events
● Goals for 2023
○ Attend/table at 4 Iowa City Farmers Market events
○ Attend/table at all Party at the Park events (equitable access for all
neighborhoods that participate)
○ Craft a plan to host at least one “Check Out a Human” (human library) event
● Meeting adjourned at 12:30PM